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{{Short description|Military academy}}
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The '''Egyptian Military Academy''' ({{lang-ar|الكلية الحربية}}) is the oldest and most prominent [[military academy]] in [[Egypt]] and [[Africa]]. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the [[Egyptian Army]]. However, they may serve in other branches and commands of the Egyptian military establishment.
The '''Egyptian Military College''' ({{langx|ar|الكلية الحربية}}) is the oldest and most prominent [[military academy]] in [[Egypt]]. One of the colleges of the [[Egyptian Military Academy]]. The college was founded in 1811, and it is the oldest in [[Africa]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ovchinnikov |first=Dmitrii V. |date=2021-12-15 |title=The oldest surgical departments of the Military Medical Academy history and continuity |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/brmma77961 |journal=Bulletin of the Russian Military Medical Academy |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=323–332 |doi=10.17816/brmma77961 |issn=2687-1424}}</ref> Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the [[Egyptian Army]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Revisiting the History of the Egyptian Army |url=https://academic.oup.com/cairo-scholarship-online/book/18366/chapter/176422065 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=academic.oup.com}}</ref> However, they may serve in other branches and commands of the [[Egyptian Armed Forces|Egyptian military]] establishment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military Academies in Directory - International Military School and Academy Directory |url=https://militaryschooldirectory.com/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=militaryschooldirectory.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Egyptian Military Academy Celebrates The Graduation Of New Courses For Employees Of The Ministry Of Transport After Completing Their Training Course At The Military College |url=https://www.mod.gov.eg/ModWebSite/NewsDetails.aspx?id=42757 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=www.mod.gov.eg}}</ref>

The Military Academy contains branches, which provide additional training and skills. It also features a prolonged study system so as to graduate more elite officers to serve in the army, such as the Branch of Military Arts and Thunderbolt School.
The Military Academy contains branches, which provide additional training and skills. It also features a prolonged study system so as to graduate more elite officers to serve in the army, such as the Branch of Military Arts and Thunderbolt ([[El-Sa'ka Forces]]) School.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abul-Magd |first=Zeinab |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qhgwDwAAQBAJ&q=egyptian+military+college |title=Militarizing the Nation: The Army, Business, and Revolution in Egypt |date=2017-03-21 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-54280-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Military colleges move ahead with robust educational strategies - Egyptian Gazette |url=https://egyptian-gazette.com/egypt/military-colleges-move-ahead-with-robust-educational-strategies/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Academy's current Director is Major General Ashraf Faris.


==History==
==History==
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]] – current President of Egypt.
* [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]] – current president of Egypt.
* [[:ar:محمد قائد سيف|Mohamed Kaid Saif]] – Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Yemen, Vice President and member of the Yemeni Revolutionary Command Council of 26 September 1962.
* [[Mohamed Hussein Tantawi]] - former Defense Minister of Egypt
* [[:ar:محمد قائد سيف|Mohamed Kaid Saif]] – Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Yemen, vice president and member of the Yemeni Revolutionary Command Council of 26 September 1962.
* [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] – second President of Egypt.
* [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] – second President of Egypt.
* [[Anwar Sadat]] – third President of Egypt.
* [[Anwar Sadat]] – third President of Egypt.
* [[Abdul Munim Riad]] – Egyptian Army chief of staff and commander of the Jordanian front in the [[Six-Day War]].
* [[Abdul Munim Riad]] – Egyptian Army chief of staff and commander of the Jordanian front in the [[Six-Day War]] and [[War of Attrition]].
* [[Saad el-Shazly]] – Prominent commander of the Egyptian Army during [[Yom Kippur War]].
* [[Saad el-Shazly]] – Prominent commander of the Egyptian Army during [[Yom Kippur War]].
* [[Ahmed Ismail Ali]] – Chief of Staff during Anwar Sadat's presidency.
* [[Ahmed Ismail Ali]] – Chief of Staff during Anwar Sadat's presidency.
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* [[Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy]] – Egyptian military leader and Director of Operations for all forces participating in the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]].
* [[Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy]] – Egyptian military leader and Director of Operations for all forces participating in the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]].
* [[Abdullahi Ahmed Irro]] – General in the [[Somali Armed Forces]].
* [[Abdullahi Ahmed Irro]] – General in the [[Somali Armed Forces]].
* [[Ezz El-Dine Zulficar]] – Egyptian [[Filmmaking|filmmaker]].
* [[Abdel Moneim Saeed]]
* [[Hassan Abshir Farah]] – former Mayor of [[Mogadishu]], Interior Minister of [[Puntland]], and Prime Minister of [[Somalia]].
* [[Hassan Abshir Farah]] – former Mayor of [[Mogadishu]], Interior Minister of [[Puntland]], and Prime Minister of [[Somalia]].
* [[Hisham Hafiz]] – Saudi Arabian newspaper publisher and author.
* [[Hisham Hafiz]] – Saudi Arabian newspaper publisher and author.
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* [[Hussein el-Shafei]] – member of the [[Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council]] and former Vice-President of Egypt.
* [[Hussein el-Shafei]] – member of the [[Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council]] and former Vice-President of Egypt.
* [[Khalid Islambouli]] – assassin of [[Anwar Sadat]].
* [[Khalid Islambouli]] – assassin of [[Anwar Sadat]].
* [[Omar al-Bashir]] – former President of [[Sudan]].
* [[Omar al-Bashir]] – former president of [[Sudan]].
* [[Mohammed Aly Fahmy]] – Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command (May 1969 – January 1975) and Chief-of-Staff of the [[Egyptian Armed Forces]] (January 1975 – October 1978).
* [[Mohammed Aly Fahmy]] – Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command (May 1969 – January 1975) and Chief-of-Staff of the [[Egyptian Armed Forces]] (January 1975 – October 1978).
* [[Mustafa Fahmi Pasha]] – politician, cabinet minister, and two-time Prime Minister of [[Egypt]].
* [[Mustafa Fahmi Pasha]] – politician, cabinet minister, and two-time prime minister of [[Egypt]].
* [[Rashad Mehanna]] – Egyptian colonel who played a significant role in the [[Egyptian revolution of 1952]].
* [[Rashad Mehanna]] – Egyptian colonel who played a significant role in the [[Egyptian revolution of 1952]].
* [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] – current [[President of Zimbabwe]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2017/11/mnangagwa-zimbabwes-president-waiting/|title=Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe's President-in-waiting|date=2017-11-22|website=NewsDay Zimbabwe|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref>
* [[Emmerson Mnangagwa]] – current [[President of Zimbabwe]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2017/11/mnangagwa-zimbabwes-president-waiting/|title=Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe's President-in-waiting|date=2017-11-22|website=NewsDay Zimbabwe|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref>
*[[Alwan Hassoun Alwan al-Abousi]] - former Iraqi Air Force Major General.


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 11:57, 21 November 2024

Egyptian Military College
الكلية الحربية المصرية
Egyptian Military Academy Logo
Former name
Military Camp, until 1938
Royal Military School, until 1954
MottoDuty, Honor, Homeland
TypeMilitary Academy
Established1811; 213 years ago (1811)
DirectorStaff Major General: Ashraf Faris
Location
Cairo
,
Egypt
CampusUrban Campus
ColorsRed & Black
Websitehttp://academy.mod.gov.eg/MiAc.aspx

The Egyptian Military College (Arabic: الكلية الحربية) is the oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt. One of the colleges of the Egyptian Military Academy. The college was founded in 1811, and it is the oldest in Africa.[1] Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Egyptian Army. [2] However, they may serve in other branches and commands of the Egyptian military establishment.[3][4]

The Military Academy contains branches, which provide additional training and skills. It also features a prolonged study system so as to graduate more elite officers to serve in the army, such as the Branch of Military Arts and Thunderbolt (El-Sa'ka Forces) School.[5][6]

History

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The founding of the Military Camp in Egypt dates back to the year 1811, when the first Military Camp was set up in the area of Cairo Citadel. In 1820, the Military camp moved to Aswan, and in 1908, it was relocated to the Abbassia Military Barracks in the El-Koba Bridge area. Later the camp expanded and Military School was established in the camp in 1909.

Originally admission in the school was reserved for members of the Egyptian upper class, the Academy changed its rules for admission in 1936 to allow the sons of lower and middle-class families to enter.[7][8]

In March 1938, the Military School's name changed to become the Royal Egyptian Military Academy. After the Egyptian revolution of 1952, the Military Academy's present site was established and inaugurated by the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser on March 3, 1955.

Degrees and syllabus

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The Military Academy awards two types of degrees:

  • Bachelor's degree in Military Sciences
  • Military Studies Completion Certificate (for University graduates who choose a career in the Egyptian Armed Forces upon graduation)

The institution also offers additional courses:

Notable alumni

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ovchinnikov, Dmitrii V. (2021-12-15). "The oldest surgical departments of the Military Medical Academy history and continuity". Bulletin of the Russian Military Medical Academy. 23 (4): 323–332. doi:10.17816/brmma77961. ISSN 2687-1424.
  2. ^ "Revisiting the History of the Egyptian Army". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ "Military Academies in Directory - International Military School and Academy Directory". militaryschooldirectory.com. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  4. ^ "The Egyptian Military Academy Celebrates The Graduation Of New Courses For Employees Of The Ministry Of Transport After Completing Their Training Course At The Military College". www.mod.gov.eg. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  5. ^ Abul-Magd, Zeinab (2017-03-21). Militarizing the Nation: The Army, Business, and Revolution in Egypt. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-54280-7.
  6. ^ "Military colleges move ahead with robust educational strategies - Egyptian Gazette". 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  7. ^ Keegan, p.162.
  8. ^ Cleveland, p.304.
  9. ^ "Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe's President-in-waiting". NewsDay Zimbabwe. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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References

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